❓ Hon. Sally Talbot questions the Minister for Community Services regarding food relief demand in WA's South West region, particularly in Mandurah, Bunbury, Manjimup, Denmark, and Albany. The Minister's response outlines the government's collaborative approach and funding allocations.
AnsweredQoN 1369Legislative Council
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FOOD RELIEF — SOUTH WEST REGION
1369. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the minister
representing the Minister for Community Services:
I refer to the recent ''Foodbank
Hunger Report'', which shows that Foodbank is turning away 8 800 people
a month in Western Australia and that demand for food relief has increased by
15 per cent in the past year.
(1) What data or
information does the state government collect about the demand for food relief
in WA?
(2) According to
this data or information, in the past 12 months for which data is available,
how many people sought food relief in Mandurah, Bunbury, Manjimup, Denmark and
Albany?
(3) What is the projected demand for
food relief in these areas in the next 12 months?
(4) Does the
state government fund any charities or not-for-profit groups that provide food
relief in the South West Region; and, if so, which groups receive funding and
how much do they receive?
1369. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the minister
representing the Minister for Community Services:
I refer to the recent ''Foodbank
Hunger Report'', which shows that Foodbank is turning away 8 800 people
a month in Western Australia and that demand for food relief has increased by
15 per cent in the past year.
(1) What data or
information does the state government collect about the demand for food relief
in WA?
(2) According to
this data or information, in the past 12 months for which data is available,
how many people sought food relief in Mandurah, Bunbury, Manjimup, Denmark and
Albany?
(3) What is the projected demand for
food relief in these areas in the next 12 months?
(4) Does the
state government fund any charities or not-for-profit groups that provide food
relief in the South West Region; and, if so, which groups receive funding and
how much do they receive?
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I thank the member for some notice
of this question.
(1) Data on
food relief is not individually collected. However, the state government works
in partnership with the community services sector, in particular the Western
Australian Council of Social Service, to monitor and support emergency relief services.
This includes funding to WACOSS to develop the pre-budget submission to
identify priority areas for service funding, as well as Lotterywest funding for
communities as part of its emergency relief grants program. This is in addition
to the state government's $12.7 million grant funding to Foodbank for
its 2030 infrastructure project. The state government also convenes the
Partnership Forum, which incorporates both state and not-for-profit sector
representatives to monitor and develop strategies to tackle community issues
such as homelessness, incorporating food relief.
(2)–(3) Please see the response to (1).
(4) The
Department for Child Protection and Family Support provides an annual funding
level of $84 342 to Intown Centre Inc, a not-for-profit organisation in the
South West Region, for the provision of the Shoestring Cafe. The Shoestring
Cafe provides meals, a safe environment and support to people who are homeless,
at imminent risk of homelessness or living in inadequate accommodation. People receiving
the meals service are supported to reduce the likelihood of future
homelessness.
of this question.
(1) Data on
food relief is not individually collected. However, the state government works
in partnership with the community services sector, in particular the Western
Australian Council of Social Service, to monitor and support emergency relief services.
This includes funding to WACOSS to develop the pre-budget submission to
identify priority areas for service funding, as well as Lotterywest funding for
communities as part of its emergency relief grants program. This is in addition
to the state government's $12.7 million grant funding to Foodbank for
its 2030 infrastructure project. The state government also convenes the
Partnership Forum, which incorporates both state and not-for-profit sector
representatives to monitor and develop strategies to tackle community issues
such as homelessness, incorporating food relief.
(2)–(3) Please see the response to (1).
(4) The
Department for Child Protection and Family Support provides an annual funding
level of $84 342 to Intown Centre Inc, a not-for-profit organisation in the
South West Region, for the provision of the Shoestring Cafe. The Shoestring
Cafe provides meals, a safe environment and support to people who are homeless,
at imminent risk of homelessness or living in inadequate accommodation. People receiving
the meals service are supported to reduce the likelihood of future
homelessness.
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